Thomas B. Cowart

In March of 2006 my wife & I were involved in a single vehicle wreck, caused by the mechanical failure of aftermarket parts. I spent 7 months in the hospital & over 2 years later am still relearning to walk. We hired Nick Nuspl as our Attorney, & after sizing up the case, he brought in Marc Lenahan &... Appellate Attorney Tom Cowart; as he put it, “3 Attorneys for the price of 1.” The huge obstacle in this case was that the wreck obscured the initial failing. However, the combined legal talents with their observations, plus those of experts in the field, showed that the engineering was flawed & installation was poor. It was then discovered that the total exposure of the defendants Insurance Company was only $1M. By knowing the law, then being polite & co-operative with the defense, we had a settlement, for the full amount, only 26 months after the wreck. Not the more common, partial settlement, in 4 to 6 years! Most Appellate Attorneys get involved when the case goes to trial. Tom, however, was present from the beginning, even coming to house & crawling around the damaged vehicle; in a suit & tie! His expertise helped guide the team in general & made the critical definitive decision on which state to bring the lawsuit in. That decision, I’m told, was based on something, “only one in a thousand attorneys,” would have known. We feel that Tom is a highly skilled & experienced Attorney with integrity & character, who honestly cares about his clients.